Method of forming veils



Nov. 7, 1933. c. BLUMBERG 1,934,162

METHOD OF FORMING VEILS Filed Jan. 23. 1933 Fatented Nov. 7, 1933 i $962 fivnrrnon or roma ne vEI s ChesteLBlumberg, Application January 23,1933. s erial No. 652,977 Y- i i 5 claims. (01. 2207)@ 1 The inventionrelates to veils andhas more particular reference to forming arectangular piece of mesh material into a veil having inner and outeredges of arcuate shape and which will An object of the invention is toutilize a substantially rectangular piece of veiling material for makingan arcuate-shaped veil and wherein the free edge of the material willbegathered in a manner preventing the formation of wrinkles or pleats, andwhich can be set before the draw cord is removed.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a method formaking veils of the shape described having the desired result ofproducing two veils of substantially identical shape for each formingoperation.

A further object resides in the method of making veils in which suitablemesh material is given its initial shape by application to a form whichwill permit steaming and ironing of the material to set the shape whileremaining on the form.

With these and various other objects in view the invention may consistof certain novel features of construction and operation as will be morefully described and particularly pointed out in the specification,drawing and claims appended hereto.

In the drawing which illustrates an embodimerit of the device andwherein like reference characters are used to designate like partFigures 1 and 2 are elevational end views, res ectively, showing theapplication of the veiling material to the form;

Figure 3 is an elevational View illustrating the manner of gathering thefree edges of the material to hold the same tightly on the form;

Figure 4 is a plan View of a completed veil formed by the presentinvention; and Figure 5 is a plan view similar to Figure 4 showing theveil in a horseshoe shape.

The veiling material 10 as shown in Figure 1 may comprise any suitablemesh material such as hair braid or fine net, the former, however, beingpreferable as it is easier to work, takes a more per anent set, and canbe separated so that the res ng pieces have a clean edge which will notravel. The veiling material is cut into a rectangul r or square form,depending on the size oi the completed veil, and is folded to providetwo thicknesses of material. The circular form 12 is then locatedbetween the folded material, as shown in Figure 2. It will be moreclearly understood as the description proceeds that the length of thematerial determines the size of the cornpleted veil and that the width6f the piece 10 must be twicethatfof the width of the completed veil, asthe materialis folded through its center and then applied to the form 12as described. lie flat with all the material in the same plane.

The next step in the present method is to gather the free ends of thematerial to cause the same to assume the shape of the form 12. ,'This isaccomplished by. threading a draw cord 14: through the loops 16 of thefree edge, drawing the cord taut andtying the same, as shown in Figure3. to hold the material tightly on the form. With silk net and similarmaterials it is often possible to select a thread running lengthwise ofthe mate.- rial which will serve asa draw cord to gather'the free edgeof the materialin the same manner as described. With the veilingmaterial thus held on the form 12 the same is then steamed in anysuitable manner and subsequently ironed in order to set the material.

After the material has remained on the form for a length of time toinsure thorough drying the draw cord l l is removed and the materialtaken from the form. By the initial fold given the material two veilsare produced with each forming operation, it being only necessary thatthe material be separated along the folded edge 18 and in this respecthair braid has been found very desirable, as the separation can be morereadily accomplished with both veilshaving a clean unsevered outer edge.Separating the veils along the folded edge in the manner described isnot to be considered as limiting the present invention as other materialmay be cut in the usual manner. Each veil is now ironed separately inany suitable manner to completely remove all wrinkles and additionallyincrease the stiffness of the veil. Two completed veils such as 20,Figure 4, result from the above method. The outer edge is provided witha number of scallops, which result from the separation of the materialalong the fold 18, giving a desirable effect and adding to theappearance of the veil, as is also the slightly rounded points 22 on theinner edge.

Another feature of the invention resides in the use of a wire form whichcan be distorted from its circular shape by flattening the sides, makingthe form oblong, with the result that the veiling material held on theform can be given a horseshoe shape as shown in Fi ure 5. Shaping theveil by distorting the form takes place only while the same is beingsteamed and ironed, whereupon the material is removed and given itsfinal set. The method in other respects is similar to that previouslydescribed.

By the present method four veils can be formed 7 by one operation, as itis possible to apply to the form material of a length to completelyencircle the form which can be subsequently out along the fold 18 andthen transversely into veils of the correct size. Cutting the materialalong the fold is required if the completed veil is to be of a singlethickness, although for veils of silk net and similar material a doublethickness is often desired and therefore this step in the method issometimes omitted.

It is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited by the exactembodiment of the device shown, which is merely by way of illustrationand not limitation, as various andpther forms of the device will ofcourse be apparent to those skilled in the art without departingiroin'the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim: 1. The method of forming veils which comprises applying afolded piece of veiling material to a substantiallycircular form,drawing the free ,edges of the material together by a draw cord to holdthe material tightly on the form, steaming and ironingthe material whileheld on the form, and finally separating the material along its foldededge. I

J2. The method of forming .veils which comfpris'es folding a piece ofveiling -material along its center,'applying the same to a 'form so thatone thickness is located to each side thereof,

drawing the free edges of the material to hold the same tightly on theform, and finally severing the material along the folded edge.

prisesfolding a piece of veiling material along its center, applying thesame to a form so that one thickness is located to each side thereof,drawing the free edges of the material to hold the' 'sam'e tightly onthe form, steaming and ironing the ,material while on the form toinitially "set the same, removing the material from the form andsevering the same along the folded edge into two veils, and finallyironing to remove all wrinkles.

5. The "method of forming a plurality of veils from one formingoperation which comprises folding a piece of veiling material to providea double thickness of material, applying the folded strip to a form togive each thickness the shape of the form, and finally severing thematerial along the folded edge and cutting each veil transverselytosecure veils of the size desired.

CHESTER BLUMBERG.

